Cistercians dedicate their lives to seeking God according to the sixth-century Rule of Saint Benedict, living the vows of obedience, stability, and conversion of life in the monastic School for the Lord's Service. Their desire is to grow ever more deeply in the love of God, and of their fellow men and women in Jesus Christ. The monk is a man of prayer, living in solitude, apart from society, to worship God through praise, thanksgiving, and intercession in the celebration of the Divine Office and the daily Eucharist. Like every Christian he prays with Christ, who unites all to Himself in faith and love, transmitting our prayer and lives into His perfect communion with the Father. Contemplative monastic life in community reflects this sacramental reality in the ordinary daily round.
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